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Summary: Good, but ... unreliable
Review: ...after using [my G2] for a few days, it already has some problems -- built-in flash didn't work, camera would automatically shut itself down while taking pictures, and 50% of the pictures I've taken were corrupted. I have to send it back for service. I got it back about 2 weeks later, and everything seemed working fine -- except now I have problem using it with my 420EX flash in bounced position. I have sent complaint letter to the Canon customer relation department and got no reply. Anyway, this may be an isolated incident and I may have gotten a lemon, but I just can't recommend it to anybody because of the problems and frustration I'm having so far.
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Summary: No Date Stamp (Imprint), be careful
Review: Good camara, however, be careful, it can not put a date stamp (imprint)on your digial *.JPG file. and I have talked to Canon help line and there is no plan to support it.
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Summary: What a great digital camera
Review: I baught this camera on December 2001. I have taken hundred of photos and all photos have a great quality. My first digital camera is KODAK DC4800, and it also has a good quality. But, DC4800 has a short battery life. Now, G2 has a much longer one. Last X'mas, I have a 4 days holiday and I don't need to charge the battery. I love it very much!!!
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Summary: a very satisfying buy
Review: if you dont just need it for that wedding; if you re a photo amateure; especially if you re a serious one, buy it. simply buy it.
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Summary: This is a great camera!
Review: I love this camera - it's got it all...even a battery that lasts forever! It's a great investment to make...all-around excellent quality!
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Summary: Amazing Image Quality!
Review: I had been hesitant to enter the digital camera realm, because I thought these things could just not be as good as standard film cameras - I was completely wrong, and the G2 showed me the way! I did not a lot of research and selected the G2 as my entry to digital photography. This thing is amazing, the pictures are just beautiful. I don't fool around with the advanced settings much, but there are lots of options for a hard-core photog. I got a 256MB CF card and can store 220+ photos at 4MP resolution. I love it, and highly, highly recommend it to anyone, casual or semi-serious photographer.
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Summary: Finally! A worthy replacement for film
Review: I've had my G2 for about 3 weeks and (thanks to a Big Event) had the opportunity to pump several hundred images into it over a four day period. Once I got used to it, I found it to be a very satisfying replacement for other cameras I've used (SLRs, digital video as replacement for still camera, point and shoot compacts). I especially enjoy taking candids in available light, and this is the first compact camera I've used that actually lets me do this effectively. This is because I have reliable control over the flash and I can review pictures taken in questionable light to see if they worked or not. I also used the G2 on a tripod to make a photographic copy of a large family oil painting, and the results were about what I'd expect from typical 35mm film in the hands of a casual user. I used the "remote capture" mode with a laptop, and must say that this mode works, but not as smoothly as you might expect. When using available light, I admit I'm disappointed that the ISO setting maxes out at 400, but in my experience that's usually been enough, especially with an f2.0 lens, and the G2 can generally provide f2.0 (though you lose that maximum opening at longer focal lengths). The G2 gamely tries to take pictures even when the light is a bit too low, and it simply tries to warn you to hold the camera extra-steady. The low-light picture results were comparable to what I achieved with film - some sharp, some blurry, some grainy, often depending on the quality of the lighting. The level of detail I achieved in my JPEGs was comparable to what I'd seen under similar conditions with a good film camera. I often ran the G2 in "slow motor drive" mode since this would allow you to take several pictures in a row. Otherwise the camera would pause dramatically between shots as it pushed the previous image onto the compact flash card. In a sense, this was the biggest adjustment I had to make to this camera -- its computer would occasionally go off and do things, leaving the camera insensible to my need to take a picture, and I'd have to wait a second or two for it to catch up with me. The motor drive mode helped minimize this problem. Of course, the digital camera, and the G2 in particular, carries benefits that were only fantasies in the world of film. I installed a 256K CF card, and the thing held HUNDREDS of pictures! And even though I overused the motor drive setting, I could go back and discard the less interesting pictures WITHOUT WASTING FILM. So by the end of my 4-day event, I had already edited out many of the less promising pictures I'd taken. Another G2 shortcoming is that there's no way to change the orientation of a picture stored on the CF card. Even if you tell the camera which way to orient a picture (there's a menu entry), you lose that information if you simply copy the picture off of the CF card. I found that surprising. (For that matter, today's smart camera ought to sense which way is up, and store the image appropriately.) In closing, let me comment on battery usage. I bought a second battery and didn't start using it till the THIRD DAY of shooting! Note that I mostly relied on the viewfinder, and rarely used the flash. But I regularly used the LCD to review and edit the pictures I'd taken. I never plugged in the camera during the entire four days, since I'd already charged up the other battery. So you can push A LOT of pictures through a single battery charge. Plusses: the benefits of digital technology, film-like resolution, lots of control, a relatively fast lens, a usable viewfinder, awesome battery life. Minuses: ISO tops off at 400, the camera's computer can be slow, and you must use separate editing software to orient pictures. But I suspect the G2 is comparable, if not better, than most other digital cameras in these respects.
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Summary: Outstanding, but price is high
Review: This is a great product. ...
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Summary: Power Shot G2 superb
Review: The only reason I gave a 4 star rather than 5 is that I thought the direction for installing the software were confusing...but I'm only fair at those kind of things, a child of the 60's.
The camera itself is unbeliveable,as are the pixs. Its work well with my HP932. The instructions for the camera are very easy. I use to do black and white developing with my SLR. The G2 feels like a camera, not just something you put in your pocket for a trip. Once your done you can crop, re-color change anything.Yet its light and easy to carry.
But the beauty is the features of the camera. For you old SLR junkies, you can't beat it. It's a CANON. You take 20 shots, then you can dump the pictures you don't want. GO FOR IT. But let you kids install the software.
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Summary: canon g2
Review: this is the best digital camera when i compared with others.i am searching daily but its not available in stock
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